A Couple of Folk

[Dennis R. Preston]

Did anybody on this list say they didn't klnow the word "botch"? Was I not
paying attention?

dInIs (who botches a lot, but hopefully not the NWAV next week when all
ya'll come to East Lansing)

>I found it very curious that no one on this list has heard of the word
>"botch," for I use it all the time.  I can't offer any information on the
>origin of the word, but I and everyone I've heard use the word have used it
>to mean "to foul up," "to screw up," or "to make a really big mistake."  In
>gymnastics, I used it quite often if I completely did a routine incorrectly:
>  Wow, did I just botch that one!
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Dennis R. Preston
Department of Linguistics and Languages
Michigan State University
East Lansing MI 48824-1027 USA
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